UnHip LA roamed around the South Bay, vowing not to use Google as a resource. We decided to use our eyes and ears and become human Googles instead. Look what we found:
By following good ol’ street signs, we wound up at the South Coast Botanic Garden, which is "one of the first gardens to be developed over a sanitary landfill." That doesn’t sound too appealing, but the gardens were nice. The day was drizzly and a tad gloomy, so the ticket taker let us in for free! Normally it’s $7 for adults; $5 for students and seniors; $2.50 for children 5 – 12 years old; and free for kids 4 and under. I enjoyed the small lake, pretending I was in a bayou.
If you become a member of this garden, starting at $25 for seniors, you get free admission to 15 other botanical gardens in Socal, such as Descanso Gardens, the L.A. County Arboretum in Arcadia, and a slew of UC gardens. Unfortunately, the Huntington Gardens is not part of this hit parade.
South Coast Botanic Garden
26300 Crenshaw Blvd.
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
(310) 544-6815
www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org
